I would recommend just getting a standard bicycle stripper deck. If you perform with a deck that already looks different from what your spectators may use normally.. this is an easy way to cause suspicion. Quality wise, it's not a very complex gimmick, and the decks you mentioned are all made by USPCC so quality should be the same.

Haha yeah. Unfortunately I didn't go to TI4... one of my friends who makes a living streaming on twitch tv got the mousepad for me. I was pretty lucky she was heading down so I gave that to her to try and get signed.... hopefully I can make it next year if it's still in Seattle. I watch much more pro Dota 2 than actually play it, pro games are so much more entertaining than playing with dumb pubs.

I am also into some sports here and there, mostly winter sports though. I live about an hour away from a decent sized ski hill so I tend to get up there as much as possible during the winter. I am also a 4th year finance student... so watching stocks kind of counts as a hobby. Building PC's has been something I've always been interested in as well, been building them since I was 14. Naturally when having a liking for something computer related.... I also enjoy the odd video game here and there if I can get time off from work and school. :p

Website design and a bit of graphic work has been a hobby of mine for the past few years... building websites has actually carried me financially through some of my summers between semesters. You can check out my hobbies a bit more if you're interested.. I have a website now for myself.

Would it be possible for you to go more into detail about your plans or who you are? You will be more likely to get applicants if you provide details about yourself to show you're not just someone trying to get peoples information online. Just seems a bit fishy since your post provides basically no information, and you are new to the community, so no one knows anything about you.

I don't have experience with the v2 version of this deck. I do however have the v1 sitting right infront of me. You are correct saying that there is no cut out on the tuck in the v1, no numerals to be found.

I don't think that showing the creative process behind magic really gives it away. For me at least, it's all about the performance, not the actual effects. The only trouble I see with the show is I don't know how appealing it will be to laymen. Sure, the majority of people may like watching magic tricks, but do they really care about how they are created? I may be wrong, but that's just an issue that I could see coming up if it was trying to gain a larger audience.

Those cassette drawers are awesome Josh. I'll definitely be on the lookout and try to snag a couple of those. As much as I like the shelving I have built to display my decks, I do need something that I can use to tuck other decks from my collection out of the way. Thanks for sharing that idea.

I would say that I am in the same range as chach. I have a Fed 52 that I play around with on a daily basis. I also opened up a Red Artifice deck a long time ago, when I had 8 of them. I don't believe I have ever paid more than $20 for a deck and opened it though, the ones mentioned above where either from trades, or from initial releases.

Those photos are beautiful Jay. Definitely looks like the route I would go if/when I have some uncuts to frame. Who knows, maybe once I grow my vintage collection a bit more I might have to grab a few uncuts.

Very nice deck. I don't browse the design board too often so these are the first time I have seen them. If I hadn't refocused my collecting onto vintage decks, I would definitely be picking these up. The tuck on the First editions look sweet. Good luck on your KS campaign.